TODAY'S QUESTION: Do you plan on raising hens in city limits?

After months of debate, the Columbia City Council approved the urban hen ordinance Monday. Under the ordinance, residents will be allowed to keep up to six hens within city limits. The ordinance passed in a 4-3 vote.

Under the new bill, residents are able to keep the chickens for non-commercial purposes. They are limited in the type of hen house they use and the hen houses proximity to their neighbor's property.